The "Epidemiology and Information Network in Nephrology" (Rein) was established to address public health issues raised by treatments for end-stage chronic kidney disease. Its purpose...

Opinions are divided on the impact of population aging on healthcare costs. Some argue that demographic trends over the coming decades will be unsustainable for public finances and...

Introduction: This article presents the characteristics of the leading causes of death in mainland France during 2004 and describes trends over the recent period (2000–2004) and the...

Infectious disease surveillance in Quebec draws on both European and American traditions, reflecting the history that has shaped Quebec today. Over the years, the concept of...

The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between the incidence of cancer in adults and exposure to air emissions from municipal waste incineration plants. It focused...

Toxicovigilance, which draws on toxicological and epidemiological expertise, plays a key role in environmental health surveillance and monitoring. The activities of the Toxicovigilance...

Introduction: We describe the characteristics of an outbreak of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (ERG) at a 2,000-bed teaching hospital and the measures implemented to...

Data on medical causes of death are an essential source of epidemiological information. The reliability of these statistics depends primarily on the quality and completeness of...

Introduction - This article presents some results from the first survival study based on the combined data from the cancer registries of the Francim network. Materials and Methods -...